Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners (the Board) petitions this Court to amend or adopt Rules Relating to Admissions to the Bar. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The Board has petitioned to amend or create these rules: rule 1-63.6 (codifying the Board’s current practice of divulging certain information to third parties during a background investigation); rule 1-63.9 (codifying the Board’s current practice of making public the names of applicants who have been approved for admission); rule 2-13.1 and rule 3-22.7 (requiring a public formal hearing in readmission proceedings for…